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Questions - Afghanistan - February 2-3, 2012

1* How closely have you
followed recent news reports about Afghanistan?

2* The Defense Department
has announced that it hopes to end U.S. combat military operations in
Afghanistan by the middle of next year, more than a year earlier than planed.
Do you favor or oppose ending the U.S.
combat military mission in Afghanistan
by the middle of next year?

3* How likely is it that
the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan
will be ended by the middle of next year?

4* Suppose the president wanted to withdraw all U.S. troops
from Afghanistan within one year but military commanders in Afghanistan favored
a two-year withdrawal plan. Would you be

more
likely to trust the judgment of the president or the military commanders in Afghanistan?

5* In the long run, will America’s
mission in Afghanistan be
judged a success or a failure?